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than they pay to the government. so we have a society of makers versus takers. >> if you keep the context going, my point in making that statistic is it's not as these statistics lead you to believe. we don't want a dependency culture. we want a safety net to get people on their feet. americans want the american dream. the point i make citing that statistic is it's not as it seems. people want the american dream. they want lives of opportunity. they want to reach their potential. and so our concern in this country is with the idea that more and more able-bodied people are becoming dependent upon the government than upon themselves for their livelihoods. we want to make sure we don't continue that trend. and when you take a look at those statistics, it's not as bad as those statistics say. people want lives of upper mobility. people want to chart their own course. they want to reach their potential. and our policies should be geared toward doing that. so no one is suggesting that medicare and social security makes you
than they pay to the government. so we have a society of makers versus takers. >> if you keep the context going, my point in making that statistic is it's not as these statistics lead you to believe. we don't want a dependency culture. we want a safety net to get people on their feet. americans want the american dream. the point i make citing that statistic is it's not as it seems. people want the american dream. they want lives of opportunity. they want to reach their potential. and so...
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in government by how many people are dependent upon the government. sadly, more often than not by how many people are dependent upon unemployment. one person said to me, what is your measure of success? the people who used to work here, the previous governor measured success by how many people are agency was able to sign up for unemployment benefits. they thought that was good to put federal money in. what is your definition of success? i said it is absolutely the opposite. i believe i definition of success, our definition of success of the vast majority in this country believe the definition of success at any level is the opposite. it is how many people are not dependent upon the government. [applause] not because we kicked those people to the street. it is the opposite. we understand the true way to control someone a's destiny is to empower them to have a job in the private sector where they can have more freedom and prosperity. only people self-determination can do that. we should be the movement that says we are about you. we about putting power b
in government by how many people are dependent upon the government. sadly, more often than not by how many people are dependent upon unemployment. one person said to me, what is your measure of success? the people who used to work here, the previous governor measured success by how many people are agency was able to sign up for unemployment benefits. they thought that was good to put federal money in. what is your definition of success? i said it is absolutely the opposite. i believe i...
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. >> progress does not compel us to settle centuries-long debates about the role of government for all time. but it does require us to act in our time. for now, decisions are upon us. and we cannot afford delay. we cannot mistake absolutism for principle, or substitute spectacle for progress, or treat name-calling as debate. we must act, we must act knowing that our work will be imperfect. we must act knowing that today's victories will be only partial, and it will be up to those who stand here in four years, and 40 years, to advance the timeless spirit once conferred to us in a spare philadelphia hall. >> johnathan capehart, i have a prediction, the next inaugural address will not be as good. nobody is going to have the effect he has, nobody will have the poetry. >> we say that now, when bill clinton was president, they said there wouldn't be anybody else who can delivery a speech like him. and now, we have president obama who in how many minutes was that? 18 minutes he packed in a lot of power in words, in flourishes, excuse me, i wrote about this today, the most powerful moment in t
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interventions and they want government to be small. but yet they want to give government the authority to determine what a woman does with her body and to tell a doctor what a doctor does in an exam room. to me, if you were constent and you were against abortion, then why don't you provide ready access to birth control? because the same people who don't want a woman to have a right to have access to abortion also do not want to provide birth control services and then ironically, the same people also don't want to provide support to poor women when the child is born. so i think it's a ball of confusion and contradiction and i just can't believe in the 21st century we're still arguing these same issues. >> john: i couldn't agree more. i felt this way for years we don't have an abortion problem in this country. we have an unwanted pregnancy problem. an abortion symptom. >> exactly. you know what it really comes down to, we're really own only limiting access for poor women because women who have money can find a way to resolve a problem pr
interventions and they want government to be small. but yet they want to give government the authority to determine what a woman does with her body and to tell a doctor what a doctor does in an exam room. to me, if you were constent and you were against abortion, then why don't you provide ready access to birth control? because the same people who don't want a woman to have a right to have access to abortion also do not want to provide birth control services and then ironically, the same people...
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and governing. yet he's the governor of a state. all of these others have -- they're trying to put in place in the states a conservative model for governing. i thought there might be more in that was their reaction to that within the party about what he wasn't saying or what he should have been saying in that context? >> i think the sense of his message on how do you balance the fact you're going to run a government but he's saying let's not get trapped in a conversation about government, that disconnect isn't what captured the people there. it was don't stay stupid things. again, great advice but, you know, that's not a long-term vision. that's not a long-term plan. gwen: here's the part we're talking about. what is happening in washington is governing. it's messy, it's not pretty to look at. right now what we're facing are too more deadlines. march 1 deadline, which means across the board budget cuts could kick in and to listen to paul ryan this week will kick in. at the end of march, potential go
and governing. yet he's the governor of a state. all of these others have -- they're trying to put in place in the states a conservative model for governing. i thought there might be more in that was their reaction to that within the party about what he wasn't saying or what he should have been saying in that context? >> i think the sense of his message on how do you balance the fact you're going to run a government but he's saying let's not get trapped in a conversation about government,...
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the government is the problem, not the solution, and gave a point of view. so, i mean, it's really i think hypocrisy on their side saying, oh, my god, the president is sharing his values with us. that's what he was doing. i think it was very bold and very well-put, and this is what we have been fighting about for the last four years. it's what we will continue to fight about for the next four years. i thought one key point to the president's speech was, he said, listen, guys, talking to his core constituency groups, i can't do this on my own. you have to be engaged and we have to come up and win the best, sometimes partial victories we can because this is a 400-year long march that we're engaged in. >> i want you both to listen to the great senator mitch mcconnell who today this very -- >> must we? >> this very day said his objective, of course, remember in the first term was to make sure the president didn't get a second term. well, now this is what he says today. >> one thing that's pretty clear from the president's speech yesterday, the era of liberalism
the government is the problem, not the solution, and gave a point of view. so, i mean, it's really i think hypocrisy on their side saying, oh, my god, the president is sharing his values with us. that's what he was doing. i think it was very bold and very well-put, and this is what we have been fighting about for the last four years. it's what we will continue to fight about for the next four years. i thought one key point to the president's speech was, he said, listen, guys, talking to his...
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as the congressman said, from a continuous conversation about how we can cut the government. what kind of a presidency would that be for the next four years. he has to get back to talking about the areas where we can get something done like immigration, tax reform. even the immigration parts that brings in all sorts of people. but he also has at deep seated opposition to war which i think is refreshing from the previous administration. >> chris -- >> i think that's the vice president just shaking hands with al roker of the "today" show. >> he's done it. >> i didn't see al. >> tamron? >> i love it. maybe he could have got us a really good get there. >> we're not very far from -- we're just past the white house, and they were still out of the vehicle, and i have to tell you, rachel, at one point we witnessed the first lady with a literal bounce in her step. they are soaking this in and really enjoying this. dwight eisenhower had the longest inaugural parade, 4 1/2 hours. this obviously much shorter, but given the beautiful weather today and the energy and really the enjoyment y
as the congressman said, from a continuous conversation about how we can cut the government. what kind of a presidency would that be for the next four years. he has to get back to talking about the areas where we can get something done like immigration, tax reform. even the immigration parts that brings in all sorts of people. but he also has at deep seated opposition to war which i think is refreshing from the previous administration. >> chris -- >> i think that's the vice...
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we have to show that if given the chance we can govern. but we have better ideas. >> on the democratic side, if hillary clinton decides to run she would be the early favorite. with the president lavishing her with praise on "60 minutes". >> i want the country to understand what an extraordinary role she has played during the course of my administration. >> andrew cuomo of new york and o'malley are betting their efforts on gun control could propel presidential bids of their own. still the republican field is up in the air. >> america cannot afford four more years of this. >> after parting ways with fox news, sarah palin said she will expand her voice in the national discussion and hasn't shut any doors. and new jersey governor chris christie already friended mark zuckerberg. >> 1,380 days left to go, erica, not that anybody is keeping track. >> only 1386? >> 80. >> thanks. david, good morning. >> good morning, erica. >> we just heard paul ryan, who of course was on your show saying republicans need to avoid being stamped as villains. republ
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there is a privilege with the government intruding. and if you want to go to the bar and bend over a chair backwards with the minister on what you are doing about ma and drinking shots and it gets taken a picture and it hits, you know, the internet, you're right, that is not privileged. that is the internet and facebook, that was your fault because it was in the public and is your problem because dignity is something that -- we protect the norms of respect for each other. you messed up. cheryl: none of us would never do anything like that. ever. i need to move on to the next topic. we are good girls. i want to bring this next topic to you. the controversy that could cause a subway lots of bread. lawsuits popping up claiming $5 for longs are shorter than a foot. one person even claiming that customers were ripped off to the chair of $142 million would seem ridiculous. the lawyers. subway seems fair enough. esther, do they have a case in this misrepresentation of a foot long sandwich which turns out is not a foot long? >> i guess in this
there is a privilege with the government intruding. and if you want to go to the bar and bend over a chair backwards with the minister on what you are doing about ma and drinking shots and it gets taken a picture and it hits, you know, the internet, you're right, that is not privileged. that is the internet and facebook, that was your fault because it was in the public and is your problem because dignity is something that -- we protect the norms of respect for each other. you messed up. cheryl:...
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this is not government by the consent of the governed. the house months to keep watch over these departments. -- the house must keep watch. we must keep them in line. that is what oversight does. [applause] on the second point, we have to offer an alternative. we cannot leave the democrats to their own devices. because, you know, they seem to have a short memory. this was at a cost of over $1 trillion. early this month, tax hikes have gone up further. the democrats are calling for higher taxes again. as our leaders have said, we are not raising taxes. but we have no desire to be a welfare state. we have to focus on the real problems and that is spending. we cannot just respond to the democrats proposals. we have to offer our own, and that is exactly what we are going to do. this session, i will advance reforms to strengthen medicare and medicaid. to reform health care. the house ways and means committee, there'll be a tax reform effort. we will propose a budget that will balance and pay down the debt. guess what? the democrats are unlikel
this is not government by the consent of the governed. the house months to keep watch over these departments. -- the house must keep watch. we must keep them in line. that is what oversight does. [applause] on the second point, we have to offer an alternative. we cannot leave the democrats to their own devices. because, you know, they seem to have a short memory. this was at a cost of over $1 trillion. early this month, tax hikes have gone up further. the democrats are calling for higher taxes...
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we're not interested in shutting government down. what happens on march 1, spending goes down automatically. march 27th is when the moment you're talking about, the continuing resolution expires. we are more than happy to keep spending at those levels going on into the future while we debate how to balance the budget, how to grow the economy, how to create economic opportunity. >> all right. now let's put this in context and think about what congressman ryan from wisconsin is really saying. republicans backed off their debt limit threat because they knew it was a political loser. and now they seem to be backing off their threat to shut down the government. sequester? well, that's another matter. if congress does nothing, the cuts take effect. republicans don't want defense cuts, but they might be willing to stomach those cuts because domestic programs would also get slashed, including medicare. and that's what republicans really want. let's turn to barney frank, former massachusetts congressman, with us tonight here on "the ed show."
we're not interested in shutting government down. what happens on march 1, spending goes down automatically. march 27th is when the moment you're talking about, the continuing resolution expires. we are more than happy to keep spending at those levels going on into the future while we debate how to balance the budget, how to grow the economy, how to create economic opportunity. >> all right. now let's put this in context and think about what congressman ryan from wisconsin is really...
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try walking in their shoes or your shoes when at 16 you received government benefits. >> i did not see myself as a vifnlgt i saw myself on a road of opportunity trying to realize my version of american dream trying to pursue happiness. >> jon: so you didn't fall into the ham hock. that freed you up to pursue your american dream. it's a beautiful sentment. where i have heard it before. >> these thing dozen not sap our initiative, they strengthen us. [cheers and applause] they do not make us a nation of takers, they free us to take the risks that make this country great. >> jon: oh ! so the rhetorical device obama used wasn't a straw man, it wasn't even passive aggression, it was0a-xr$,(,x ji%[cheers and] >> jon: welcome back to the show. yesterday as everyone is talking about election day in israel, no? [ laughter ] election day in israel. we bring you the ongoing coverage of circu-decision 0773 vote -- i guarantee you that killed in park slope. [ laughter ] as you know, israel's incumbent prime minister benjamin netanyahu is awesome. >> the israeli prime minister is committed to the sa
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there's a difference between governing and campaigning, as we all know. and that's really, i think, the question. is how good of a candidate either of them would be on the trail at that point. >> on the record, jonathan collegio said they're both well qualified. >> doesn't sound like he wants to run against either of them. >> thank you, jonathan, thank you, margie. >> a program note for you, our own andrea mitchell will sit down with secretary of state clinton for an interview coming up tomorrow, 1:00 p.m. eastern, right here on msnbc. >>> also making news this morning, new details emerging as family members prepare for funerals of 231 people who died in sunday's nightclub fire in brazil. witnesses say there were no fire alarms, sprinklers, or even fire escapes. the club reportedly had only one exit. >>> meantime, police have temporarily arrested four people, including one of the owners of that nightclub. >>> in egypt, the army chief says the country could, quote, collapse if violence continues. at least 56 people are dead in the latest anti-government pr
there's a difference between governing and campaigning, as we all know. and that's really, i think, the question. is how good of a candidate either of them would be on the trail at that point. >> on the record, jonathan collegio said they're both well qualified. >> doesn't sound like he wants to run against either of them. >> thank you, jonathan, thank you, margie. >> a program note for you, our own andrea mitchell will sit down with secretary of state clinton for an...
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people make the argument that balancing the books at home is not the same as the government balancing the books. deficit spending is fine. why does it matter, and when does it start to matter? >> it already matters. it matters because it drives up the national debt, and that creates problems. let me explain. five years ago, we had a national debt, which was relatively modest in comparison to our gdp. it was about 35%. it's now more than 70%, and it's heading towards 100%. what's the effect of having a large debt? well, first of all, you got to pay the interest on it. right now, interest rates are low, but that's not going to last. when interest rates rise, our taxes are going to have to be higher to pay that debt. now, not all of that debt is held in the united states so it's not a question of just having to pay taxes in order to pay the american holders of that debt. about half the debt is now held outside the united states. chinese, middle east, others. we're going to have to raise taxes in the u.s., produce goods and services in the u.s., and ship them to the chinese, to the middle
people make the argument that balancing the books at home is not the same as the government balancing the books. deficit spending is fine. why does it matter, and when does it start to matter? >> it already matters. it matters because it drives up the national debt, and that creates problems. let me explain. five years ago, we had a national debt, which was relatively modest in comparison to our gdp. it was about 35%. it's now more than 70%, and it's heading towards 100%. what's the...
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these are all government contracts that are going to be effected. although this particular area of the market -- sorry. in defense has done very well since the november lows. up almost 13%, i think we're going to see a pullback as a result of this. >> well, so you think we're going to see a further instability going into the debt ceiling debate? >> absolutely. look what happened with the fiscal cliff. we're going to see nervousness. >> and yet mark you think the fundamentals are good for this economy and this market. >> i think so. while there has been some trepidation as to what the economy was going to look like in 2013 as we were going into the fiscal cliff negotiation at the end of last year, we've now seen in three consecutive months the third being this morning that durable goods orders rose. and in fact trailing three month advance in core capital goods orders is the biggest since the middle of 2011. so you have this mountain of cash in corporate america today. capital stock in the united states. it's the oldest in decades at about 17 years o
these are all government contracts that are going to be effected. although this particular area of the market -- sorry. in defense has done very well since the november lows. up almost 13%, i think we're going to see a pullback as a result of this. >> well, so you think we're going to see a further instability going into the debt ceiling debate? >> absolutely. look what happened with the fiscal cliff. we're going to see nervousness. >> and yet mark you think the fundamentals...
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. >> progress does not compel us to settle centuries-long debates about the role of government for all time. but it does require us to act in our time. >> act in our time. and not just get in these long unending debates. martin luther king used to call it the paralysis of analysis. >> we may will be coming to the end of one. with medicare and social security and medicaid. what was so striking about the speech yesterday was that obama -- the lack of an olive branch to republicans that we've heard from him before. when you talk about the summer of 2011, he was talking openly about willing potentially to have a deal that included some modifications to medicare. there was talk of raising the medicare eligibility age would be on the table. didn't hear anything about that yesterday. and it raises the question of has he now reached a point where no, i'm not going to cut a deal like that anymore with republicans. that's the past. >> krystal, steve, thank you for your time tonight. >> thanks, reverend. >> be sure to catch krystal and steve on "the cycle" right here on msnbc. >>> ahead, 40 years
. >> progress does not compel us to settle centuries-long debates about the role of government for all time. but it does require us to act in our time. >> act in our time. and not just get in these long unending debates. martin luther king used to call it the paralysis of analysis. >> we may will be coming to the end of one. with medicare and social security and medicaid. what was so striking about the speech yesterday was that obama -- the lack of an olive branch to...
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we have to show that if given the chance, we can govern. that we have better ideas. >> president obama has said he hoped this re-election would break that republican fever of total opposition, but in an interview with "the new republic" interview, brand new magazine, he said obviously that hasn't happened yet. joining me is columnist cynthia tucker and "the washington post's" eugene robinson. i want to start with gene up here. it seems to me they have this new sort of gee, whiz, we're getting beat up, but they were the party that for four years shut the door on a new president. he won the election -- >> and said, you know, our number one goal is to make him a one-term president, and they said, no, no, no. they said no to measures they had proposed in the past, but as long as he proposed them, they said no. to turn around and then say, oh, he's hitting us, he's beating us up, it's kind of silly, and i don't know -- are they just trying to rally the troops -- >> wasn't this the macho party a couple weeks ago, and they're now becoming the -- >
we have to show that if given the chance, we can govern. that we have better ideas. >> president obama has said he hoped this re-election would break that republican fever of total opposition, but in an interview with "the new republic" interview, brand new magazine, he said obviously that hasn't happened yet. joining me is columnist cynthia tucker and "the washington post's" eugene robinson. i want to start with gene up here. it seems to me they have this new sort of...
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we have to show that if given the chance, we can govern. we have better ideas. >> on the democratic side, if hillary clinton decides to run, she would be the early favorite. with the president lavishing her with praise on this weeks "60 minutes." >> i want the country to appreciate what an extraordinary role she has played during the course of my administration and a lot of the successes we have had internationally have been because of her hard work. >> governor's andrew cuomo and maryland's martin o'malley are betting their ambitious efforts on gun control could propel presidential bids. the republican field is up in the air. >> american cannot afford four more years with this. >> after parting ways with fox news, a source close to sarah palin says she will be expanding her voice in the national discussion and hasn't shut any doors. new jersey governor, chris christie has friending facebook founder, mark zuckerberg. >> only 1386 days left to go. not that anybody is keeping track. >> david gregory is moderator of "meet the press." >> good m
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or defense, he would have to cut every government operation by almost 40%. this country would be plunged into a recession. and that's the ryan budget. thanks so much for watching. chris matthews and "hardball" is next. >>> mad house. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this eruption of self-doubt and humiliation in the republican party. suddenly after months of denial, you hear the growling and the gnashing of teeth. it's if as if we're hearing the cries from hell. peggy noonan says the grand old party is doomed if it keeps knocking hillary and refusing to recognize that excuse me for disrupting your illusion, president obama is the president and republicans in the house that once could still see through the dark know they really can't go on like this. margaret is not alone. down in baton rouge governor bobby jindal says we have to stop being the stupid party. haley barbour warns this party to stop making stupid comments again, that word about rape. but don't lose heart. like an old car tha
or defense, he would have to cut every government operation by almost 40%. this country would be plunged into a recession. and that's the ryan budget. thanks so much for watching. chris matthews and "hardball" is next. >>> mad house. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this eruption of self-doubt and humiliation in the republican party. suddenly after months of denial, you hear the...
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huz second term we will be arguing against big government in practice. it is no longer a 2,000 page bill now it is 13,000 pages of regulations and it is growing. it is being implemented. the law will restrict our ability to use flexible spending accounts. it will raise taxes on life saving medical devices. >> congressman ryan possibly a presidential contender in 2016 says republicans should be prepared for the president to try to quote de legitimize them. but he urged them to quote be smart. >> if we want to promote conservativism we need to use every tool at our disposal. sometimes we have to jeekt the president's proposal. that time might come more than once. sometimes we have to make them better. the president will bait us. he will portray us as cruel and unyielding. >> the white house says the president wants both parties to come together and act for the good of the country. press secretary jay carney said the president believed that quote we need to capri miss not be absolutists but agree the need to act on behalf of the american people should compe
huz second term we will be arguing against big government in practice. it is no longer a 2,000 page bill now it is 13,000 pages of regulations and it is growing. it is being implemented. the law will restrict our ability to use flexible spending accounts. it will raise taxes on life saving medical devices. >> congressman ryan possibly a presidential contender in 2016 says republicans should be prepared for the president to try to quote de legitimize them. but he urged them to quote be...